The entire fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ... and aft emergency exits. On Max 9 aircraft it fills the space for what is termed a “deactivated mid-cabin exit”. The plug fell 16,000 feet ...

Since then, the 737 MAX family has become increasingly widespread on short-haul flights around the world, with the mid-sized ...

Federal aviation regulators have grounded certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets ... as a plug for an emergency exit door used on some variations of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was torn off.

Four bolts meant to hold the Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug in place were missing ... Boeing had implemented a control plan to make sure mid-exit door plugs are installed according to specifications.

The inflight blowout on an Alaska Airlines' plane on Friday night is prompting scrutiny of the aircraft involved, the Boeing 737 Max 9 ... plug" that flew off in mid-flight?

Boeing backs down ... intense scrutiny following the mid-air incident, which has led to a series of setbacks in the certification process for the 737 MAX 7 and 10. Earlier, the Federal Aviation ...

Federal authorities focused attention on a mid ... exit would be placed if the plane were configured with more seats. A plug on one of the unneeded emergency doors on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 ...

With the findings of new production faults, Boeing BA and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems SPR face additional delays in the 737 MAX production ... on the 737-900ER mid-exit door plugs and have ...

Boeing's 737 Max 9 entered the spotlight after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Jan. 5 when a section of the plane blew out mid-flight. No injuries were ...

So, Boeing unveiled its plans for the 737 MAX, an update to its venerable family of short-to-mid-range jets ... could accommodate an extra emergency exit in certain aircraft configurations.

United and Alaska, the only U.S.-based airlines to fly the 737 MAX 9, don’t use the space as an emergency exit. Boeing ... the way for the MAX 7 and MAX 10 to be certified by the FAA despite ...